Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets

1. Ex :Harry (do) has done the housework.

2.Kate and Bill (find) ______ a new flat.

3. Nick (send) _________ an email.

4. I (decide) _____________ to learn Japanese.

5. Same and Dave (eat) __________ all the sandwiches.

6. Carlos (buy) ________ a dog.

7. Maria and Helen (start) _________at a new school.

8. Freances (break) _________ her cup.

9. I (lose) _________ my umbrella.

10. Max (take) ___________ the dog for a walk.

 EX 1. Use the words given to complete the sentences, using the present perfect tense.

1. You/ take/ medicine/ yet/?      -> Have you ever taken the medicine yet?

2. She/ live/ London/ 1985.         -> …She has lived in London since 1985…………………………………………………………

3. I/ know/ her/ January         -> ………………………………………………………………

4. They / buy/ a new house/ April  -> …………………………………………………………

5. We/ not see/ each other/ 10 years. -> ………………………………………………………

6. She/ live/ her parents / up to now.  -> ………………………………………………………

7. Mr Clark/ work/ in the bank/ so far?. -> ……………………………………………………

8. Tom and Joan/ go/ France/ last Summer.   -> ………………………………………………

III. Complete the sentences with the appropriate present tenses of the verbs in brackets.

1. Canada …… …………............made up of 10 provinces and three territories. (be)

2. Australia ……………………..……….. a range of different landscapes, including urban areas mountain ranges, desserts and rain forests. (have)

3. Annually, the National Eisteddfod festival of Wales ……………..……….. place for eight days at the start of August. (take)

4. The Statue of Liberty ………………………….. over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New York Harbor since 1900. (welcome)

Complete the sentences using the correct present perfect form of the verbs and for or since.

1. They ……. (not eat) ice cream ……. last summer.

2. “……. (she/have) problems with her hearing ……. long?” - “Yes, she …….”

3. He ……. (be) colour-blind ……. he was born.

4. I ……. (take) this bus every day ……. six months.

5. We ……. (not see) our cousins ……. ages.

 Write the sentences with the cue words. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs.

Ex:          I / know / her / three months/

I have known her for three months

1. He / have /a cold /a week /

2. They / buy / the house / April.

3. My family / be / here / Christmas

4. We / not see / each other /10 years

5. Mr Clark / work / in the bank/a long time

6. Tom and Joanna / go / to France / last summer

7. My sister / have / a red bike / yesterday

8. I/ not eat / in that restaurant / ages

9. Mr Robinson / teach / in this school / 1987.

10. I/write / this letter / six o'clock

I/ Use the words given to complete the sentences .

1. We/ not live/ that cottage/ the future.

2. I/ travel/ the moon/ super car/ the future.

3. She/ might/ robots/ housework.

4. Lan/ might not/ go/ Hue/ her holiday.

II/ Write full sentences, using the words given with the present perfect tense.

1. I/ never/ be/ tv.

2.Tom/ visit/ Da Lat/ wice.

3. Have/ you/ ever/ eat/ ice- cream/ winter?

4. We/ have/ stay/ hotel

5. The family/ have/ be/ beaches/ Nha Trang/ many times.

Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use ¹___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

b. We use ²___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

c. We use ³___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

d. We use ⁴___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

e. We use ⁵___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.